On Mon, Jan 04, 1999 at 05:33:57PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > No, dpkg *needs* to make two passes. a noninteractive pass and a run of the > > interactive command queue. > > Indeed. This will work but it is no ideal. > > If the 'standards version' on a package is old (pre-non-interactive > > stage) the package's postinst should automatically be considered > > interactive; it will be configured after all the more recent ones. An old > > standards-version should be considered a grave bug after this change. > > Packages have a version number, which is more usefull to check. Combine this > with a dpkg --assert-configtool in the prerm and you're fine. ??? > > One of the other major strengths that this setup will offer is the > > ability to run simultaneous jobs. IE you can be running 3 postinst scripts > > at once, dramatically increasing speed. > > I hadn't even thought of that possibility. You have to be very carefull to > group simultanious postinst/preinsts to make sure you don't mess up the > dependencies, but it is quite doable. I do not think that this would be positive for the standard case. Of course this would be a big win for long-running scripts as the compile cycle for emacs packages. > Starting from Jan 14 (my last exam for a while) I'm going to work on it. I'll > start with the database bit I think. I suggest to set our goals first. > > Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit. > > [There is no great genius without some touch of madness.] > > -- Seneca > > I think the verb can use a better translation there.. Don't know - I was not good at latin. > Wichert. cu Torsten
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